1971 Oakland Athletics season
The 1971 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League West with a record of 101 wins and 60 losses (their best record in the Swingin' A's era). In their first postseason appearance of any kind since 1931, the A's were swept in three games by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series.
| 1971 Oakland Athletics | |
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| 1971 AL West Champions | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 101–60 (.627) |
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| Owners | Charles O. Finley |
| Managers | Dick Williams |
| Local television | KBHK-TV |
| Local radio | KEST (Monte Moore, Bob Elson, Red Rush) |
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Offseason
- January 13, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft (January draft) notable picks:[1]
- Round 5: Rich Dauer (did not sign)
- Secondary Phase[2]
- Round 1: Phil Garner
- Round 3: Steve Staggs (did not sign)
Regular season
Vida Blue became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the American League Cy Young Award.[3] He was also the youngest AL player in the 20th century to win the MVP Award.[4] During the year, Vida Blue was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine.[5]
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 101 | 60 | 0.627 | — | 46–35 | 55–25 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 16 | 44–37 | 41–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 22½ | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 25½ | 35–46 | 41–40 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 86 | 0.463 | 26½ | 37–42 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 32 | 34–48 | 35–44 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH | |
| Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 13–3 | |
| Boston | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 1–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 12–6 | |
| California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–2 | |
| Cleveland | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |
| Detroit | 10–8 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 14–4 | |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 11–1 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–9 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 10–7 | 2–10 | 3–15 | 6–6 | |
| Minnesota | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–10 | — | 8–4 | 8–10 | 5–6 | |
| New York | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–11 | |
| Oakland | 4–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 15–3 | 10–8 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | |
| Washington | 3–13 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 11–7 | 3–9 | — | |
Opening day starters
- 1B Don Mincher
- 2B Dick Green
- 3B Sal Bando
- SS Bert Campaneris
- LF Felipe Alou
- CF Rick Monday
- RF Reggie Jackson
- C Dave Duncan
- P Vida Blue
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1971: Frank Fernández, Don Mincher, Paul Lindblad, and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Washington Senators for Darold Knowles and Mike Epstein.[6]
- May 26, 1971: Rob Gardner was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Curt Blefary.[7]
- June 12, 1971: Champ Summers was signed by the Athletics as an amateur free agent.[8]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Dave Duncan | 103 | 363 | 92 | .253 | 15 | 40 |
| 1B | Mike Epstein | 104 | 329 | 77 | .234 | 18 | 51 |
| 2B | Dick Green | 144 | 475 | 116 | .244 | 12 | 49 |
| 3B | Sal Bando | 153 | 538 | 146 | .271 | 24 | 74 |
| SS | Bert Campaneris | 134 | 569 | 143 | .251 | 5 | 47 |
| LF | Joe Rudi | 127 | 513 | 137 | .267 | 10 | 52 |
| CF | Rick Monday | 116 | 355 | 87 | .245 | 18 | 56 |
| RF | Reggie Jackson | 150 | 567 | 157 | .277 | 32 | 80 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ángel Mangual | 94 | 287 | 82 | .286 | 4 | 30 |
| Tommy Davis | 79 | 219 | 71 | .324 | 3 | 42 |
| Larry Brown | 70 | 189 | 37 | .196 | 1 | 9 |
| Gene Tenace | 65 | 179 | 49 | .274 | 7 | 25 |
| George Hendrick | 42 | 114 | 27 | .237 | 0 | 8 |
| Curt Blefary | 50 | 101 | 22 | .218 | 5 | 12 |
| Don Mincher | 28 | 98 | 22 | .239 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Hegan | 65 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 0 | 3 |
| Dwain Anderson | 16 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Hovley | 24 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 3 |
| Adrian Garrett | 14 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Fernández | 4 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Felipe Alou | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony LaRussa | 23 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Webster | 7 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Clark | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Vida Blue | 39 | 312.0 | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 301 |
| Catfish Hunter | 37 | 273.2 | 21 | 11 | 2.96 | 181 |
| Chuck Dobson | 30 | 189.0 | 15 | 5 | 3.81 | 100 |
| Diego Seguí | 26 | 146.1 | 10 | 8 | 3.14 | 81 |
| Blue Moon Odom | 25 | 140.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.29 | 69 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Rob Gardner | 4 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Rollie Fingers | 48 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.99 | 98 |
| Bob Locker | 47 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2.86 | 46 |
| Darold Knowles | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.59 | 40 |
| Jim Roland | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.18 | 30 |
| Ron Klimkowski | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.38 | 25 |
| Mudcat Grant | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.98 | 13 |
| Paul Lindblad | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 4 |
| Daryl Patterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 2 |
| Jim Panther | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.12 | 4 |
| Marcel Lachemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Vida Blue, P, American League Cy Young Award[10][11]
- Vida Blue, P, American League Most Valuable Player Award.[12][13] Sal Bando, second in American League MVP voting[13]
- Dick Williams, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year[14]
All-Stars
1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Vida Blue, pitcher, starter[15]
- Dave Duncan, reserve[15]
- Reggie Jackson, reserve[15]
1971 American League Championship Series
Game 1
Sunday, October 3, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oakland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Dave McNally (1–0) LP: Vida Blue (0–1) Sv: Eddie Watt (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
Monday, October 4, 1971, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Mike Cuellar (1–0) LP: Catfish Hunter (0–1) Home runs: OAK: None BAL: Brooks Robinson (1), Boog Powell 2 (2), Elrod Hendricks (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
Tuesday, October 5, 1971, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jim Palmer (1–0) LP: Diego Seguí (0–1) Home runs: BAL: None OAK: Reggie Jackson 2 (2), Sal Bando (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Iowa Oaks | American Association | Sherm Lollar |
| AA | Birmingham A's | Southern League | Phil Cavarretta |
| A | Burlington Bees | Midwest League | Harry Bright |
| A-Short Season | Coos Bay-North Bend A's | Northwest League | Jim Reinebold |
References
- 1971 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
- 1971 Oakland Athletics Picks in the MLB January Amateur Draft (secondary phase)
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152
- Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.148, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
- Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference
- Champ Summers page at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Oakland Athletics at Baseball Reference
- American League Cy Young Award winners at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Cy Young Award voting results at Baseball Reference
- American League Most Valuable Player Award winners at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Most Valuable Player award voting results at Baseball Reference
- www.rauzulusstreet.com
- 1971 All-Star game at Baseball Reference
External links
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